Nepal's rapper-turned-PM criticised for disaster response
The former rapper is the world's youngest national leader, having taken the top job just six months ago. His response to the flooding crisis is being closely watched.
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The former rapper is the world's youngest national leader, having taken the top job just six months ago. His response to the flooding crisis is being closely watched.
Rescuers clawing through a hydropower tunnel clogged with mud, water and rock have found a pocket of air near where six workers are believed to be trapped.
He noted that having all the information on a single platform ReuniteIndia.com helps families who are right now stuck piecing together information scattered across dozens of PDFs, helplines, and social media posts
As Nepal deals with the horrific toll of tragic flooding that killed more than 1,000 people, at least 20 churches have reportedly been destroyed by the damaging waters.
Nepal says nearly $7 billion is needed for it to recover from the deadly August 26 floods, arguing wealthier countries should treat the climate change-fuelled disaster as a "shared responsibility".
Nepal's leaders say the Himalayan country needs long-term international support to adapt to a rapidly changing mountain environment
Two weeks after the devastating flash floods, the number of dead and missing continues to rise. At Kathmandu’s public hospital, as well as outside the military base in Bidur, hundreds of photographs of missing people have been put up. Hundreds of families come forward, hoping for news – good or bad – of one or more loved ones. A race against time is underway: helping survivors, finding those still alive and identifying the victims. Rescue teams have been carrying out repeated helicopter flights, as air access is now the only way to reach remote areas cut off from the rest of the world. Civil society has also mobilised, particularly Nepal’s Generation Z. From Kathmandu to Betrawati, FRANCE 24's reporters Alban Alvarez and Fantine Dantzer accompanied a humanitarian convoy along one of the country’s most treacherous roads.
Nepal wants up to $5bn to rebuild after devastating floods – a figure that is 200 times what’s on offer. Stuti Mishra explains where that leaves the Himalayan nation